Purpose: To video swimmers underwater for instruction.
I have purchased a Panasonic DMC tS2 and think who ever designed the logic of the buttons must be of another species. The video jerks when there zooming when watching. (might be a frames per second thing) and makes a mechanical noise. I'd like to have a camera that: 1) I can put a polarizer filter on to cut surface glare. 2) Easy to use. 3) waterproof 4) Can drop on deck.
I'd like to hear what you are using and what you think. thanks!
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I have two underwater cameras, and I don't think it matters which camera you buy these days. It needs to be easy to use as far as buttons go and easy to get the video off the camera for you to later review.
The quality of video a camera shoots is kinda meaningless in a pool unless you have pristine water and great lighting. Visibility underwater is surprisingly limited when it comes to analysis. I would say 10M max in the pool that I regularly film at for the person being filmed to be clear enough for analysis. Above water, it is probably more like 100M.
I would also go for cheap since the camera is going to be sitting poolside, the odds of it being lost, stolen or broken are much higher than a normal camera.
My cameras, which I think have about 5 versions released since I bought them, are the Pentax W30 and the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2. I have posted a few videos of my swims on the forums taken with the Sanyo both above and below water.
I have two underwater cameras, and I don't think it matters which camera you buy these days. It needs to be easy to use as far as buttons go and easy to get the video off the camera for you to later review.
The quality of video a camera shoots is kinda meaningless in a pool unless you have pristine water and great lighting. Visibility underwater is surprisingly limited when it comes to analysis. I would say 10M max in the pool that I regularly film at for the person being filmed to be clear enough for analysis. Above water, it is probably more like 100M.
I would also go for cheap since the camera is going to be sitting poolside, the odds of it being lost, stolen or broken are much higher than a normal camera.
My cameras, which I think have about 5 versions released since I bought them, are the Pentax W30 and the Sanyo Xacti VPC-E2. I have posted a few videos of my swims on the forums taken with the Sanyo both above and below water.
